Where does “facchino” come from?

facchino (Italian) comes from Sicilian facchinu, from Arabic فَقِيه — theologian, jurisconsult, {{l|en|faqih}}; expert...

facchino (Italian): porter; roughness, indelicacy, or triviality; the...

Definitions

  1. porter; roughness, indelicacy, or triviality; the...

Ancestry of “facchino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianfacchinujurist called upon to settle disputes related to...
2Arabicفَقِيهtheologian, jurisconsult, {{l|en|faqih}}; expert...

Words derived from “facchino”

Every word from Arabic فَقِيه →Every word from Sicilian facchinu →